What a sweet pink bag from Pink Penguin!! You know, last weekend I attended a craft fair and there was a young Japanese sewist there with all her lovely sewn pouches, key fobs, iPad sleeves. All made with Echino and Yuwa. Of course she reads your blog and IDOLIZES you Ayumi! Yes, you! She was adorable and very surprised that I 'knew' you, too. That was fun.

This is such a cute bag Ayumi!!I'm in the same spot as you are, there isn't enough time eeek! With all the sewing I have done I've only made one proper Christmas present and that's it. Time for a back up plan indeed. Wish I had some jewellery on my list so I could shop at your sisters shop.

I'm on a bag kick right now, searching for great tutorials. Thank you for showing me yours and for all the great links. Ya know, if I spent the same amount of time sewing as I did searching and browsing craft blogs, I'd be a lot closer to done. :-)

Oh that bag is sooo cute!!! I love all of the pink!! Thank you for all of the wonderful links! I can't believe there is so little time before Christmas is here. I'm just like you...I will never be able to cross everything off of my list. Every year it's the same :)

yes, I'm frantically sewing the binding on a quilt for friends and wondering how I'm going to wrap up my other handmade gifts! I'm hoping to give paper piecing a try in the new year (scary!) so would love to win a copy of Kerry's pattern!

Such a cute bag Ayumi. I know whomever receives it will love it. Good luck with all of your holiday sewing. I have some to still finish too and can't believe we are 10 days away! I bet get going!! Merry Christmas my sweet friend!

Thanks for the chance to win the Kerry's paper piecing pattern- I love those candy canes.

Your little bag is adorable! And you're so right about what happens to our Christmas lists! I was just revising it today -- I'm planning smaller things now, but I'm still optimistic that I can make eight presents before Christmas. :D

I'm going to give your patchwork kinchaku a try soon. What a great way to use up scraps! I've also resolved to learn paper piecing next year and Kerry's pattern looks like a good one to start with. Thanks for the chance to win!

I got to see this bag in person a few minutes ago - the recipient is a friend and lives just up the street :) IT IS GORGEOUS! It's so pretty - the fabrics are just delicious, and the back is just as pretty as the front - I can't believe my friend has an original Ayumi, and I got to fondle it!!! Ayumi you are a doll!

Thanks for stopping by my blog! My name is Ayumi. I love sharing my crafty journal and other little anecdotes in my life here. I am a mother to a baby girl and a wife to my husband from Seattle. We live in a small apartment in Tokyo. I hope you enjoy being here :) Welcome♪